REMEMBERING GLORIA DeHAVEN
I was saddened to hear of Gloria DeHaven’s passing this week, because I had a small connection with the performer that meant a lot to me. When I was 18 years old I got to interview her for my…
ADVENTURES AT COMIC-CON 2016
It’s impossible to take in everything the San Diego Comic-Con has to offer, as I learned again this weekend. Some fans come to see movie stars and major studio previews, while others zip from one specialized panel to another.…
Catching Up: On Film Festivals and Movie Palaces
I enjoy filing journals about my adventures and activities, but during the last couple months I’ve been so busy traveling, preparing this website, and launching my new podcast on the Nerdist network that I’ve fallen far behind. Had I…
CHAPLIN AND KEATON DISCOVERIES
While watching the bonus features on the new Criterion Collection release of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, I had to pinch myself: there is a 1921 newsreel that follows Charlie’s seagoing journey from the U.S. to England called “Charlie” on…
ELIE WIESEL’S TRIP TO DISNEYLAND
As the world mourns the loss of author, activist, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, who died July 2 at the age of 87, a rare piece from his early journalistic career has come to light. Author…
IT’S A SMALL WORLD: WALT DISNEY IN CONNECTICUT
I have come to the conclusion that Walt Disney is an inexhaustible subject. Every time I think I’ve read everything there is to know about the man and his career I’m surprised by a new book, video, or blog…
DISNEY IS BACK—AND SO AM I—ON TCM
I’m happy to announce another evening of Treasures from the Disney Vault on Turner Classic Movies beginning at 8pm EST/5pm PST Tuesday. I recorded my introductions to this selection of cartoons, features and TV episodes at the Walt Disney…
